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class="paragraph paragraph--type--slide paragraph--view-mode--default"><div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><div class="image-with-credit"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/banner_image_xl/public/banner_images/2020-02/volunteer_camp_instructor_matt_thomas_w_2_young_anglers_kodiak_nwr.jpg.webp?h=c1c78402&itok=welNi4Bi 1x" media="all and (min-width: 1200px)" type="image/webp" width="2560" height="710"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/banner_image_lg/public/banner_images/2020-02/volunteer_camp_instructor_matt_thomas_w_2_young_anglers_kodiak_nwr.jpg.webp?h=c1c78402&itok=-6oZgeF- 1x" media="all and (min-width: 992px)" type="image/webp" width="1200" height="365"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/banner_image_md/public/banner_images/2020-02/volunteer_camp_instructor_matt_thomas_w_2_young_anglers_kodiak_nwr.jpg.webp?h=c1c78402&itok=NKHBe7Ao 1x" media="all and (min-width: 768px)" 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Navigation</h2><ul class="menu menu--subpage nav"><li> <a href="/get-involved" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/268194">Get Involved</a></li><li> <a href="/careers" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/415206">Careers and Internships</a></li><li> <a href="/volunteer-opportunity" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/267794" class="is-active" aria-current="page">Volunteering</a></li><li> <a href="/program/friends-partnerships" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/270666">Friends Partnerships</a></li><li> <a href="/training" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/4648936">Learning Opportunities</a></li><li> <a href="/education-programs" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/264964">Education Programs</a></li><li> <a href="/events" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/266231">Events</a></li><li class="has-children expanded"> <a class="menu-toggle "></a> <a href="/partner" class="menu-link-text "> Partnerships </a><ul class="nav subnav"><li> <a href="/partner/categories" data-drupal-link-system-path="partner/categories">Partnership Categories</a></li><li> <a href="/partner/search" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/267600">Partner List</a></li></ul></li></ul> </nav></div> </aside> <section class="col-content"><div class="highlighted"><div class="region region-highlighted"><div data-drupal-messages-fallback class="hidden"></div></div></div><div class="region region-content"><div class="margin-bottom-block layout layout--onecol"><div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <section class="block block-block-content block-block-content4d99ee96-bb5d-42da-96ee-f59b91858205 clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Make a difference by volunteering. Volunteers play a vital role in helping the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service meet its conservation goals. Volunteers help serve the nearly 50 million people who visit public lands managed by the Service each year.</p></div></div></section></div></div><div class="layout layout--onecol--with-heading margin-block layout--onecol"><div class="layout__region layout__region--content"><h2>Find Volunteering Opportunities</h2> <section class="block block-block-content block-block-contente05bb7af-2595-42e8-ac9d-e7ce55765209 clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>There are many volunteer opportunities with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for all ages and interests. To find opportunities that may interest you, search the volunteer job listings by typing a location, volunteer position or other term below.</p></div></div></section><section class="fws-volunteer-find-form block block-fws-volunteer block-fws-volunteer-find-block clearfix" data-drupal-selector="fws-volunteer-find-form"><div class="block-container"><form action="/volunteer-opportunity" method="post" id="fws-volunteer-find-form" accept-charset="UTF-8"><div class="form-item js-form-item form-type-textfield js-form-type-textfield form-item-search-text js-form-item-search-text form-no-label form-group"> <input placeholder="Trail Maintenance, Location, or Description" data-drupal-selector="edit-search-text" class="form-text form-control" type="text" id="edit-search-text" name="search_text" value="" size="60" maxlength="128" /></div><button data-drupal-selector="edit-submit" class="button js-form-submit form-submit btn-primary btn icon-before" type="submit" id="edit-submit" name="op" value="Search"><span class="icon glyphicon glyphicon-search" aria-hidden="true"></span>Search</button><input data-drupal-selector="form-t6nhwfthta7mwt2f7bg4y0nqxmzozqel4-uduuffyq8" type="hidden" name="form_build_id" value="form-t6NHwFTHTA7MWt2f7bg4Y0NqXMZOZqel4_udUUffYq8" /><input data-drupal-selector="edit-fws-volunteer-find-form" type="hidden" name="form_id" value="fws_volunteer_find_form" /></form></div></section></div></div><div class="layout layout--onecol--with-heading margin-bottom-block layout--onecol"><div class="layout__region layout__region--content"><h2>Volunteer Opportunities For Me</h2> <section class="block block-block-content block-block-contente6f7833d-1c0f-4e5b-bc59-9b0d87fc1ef5 clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Great things happen when volunteers are matched with the right opportunities. That's why each volunteer opportunity listing includes information on age requirements, level of physical difficulty, time commitment, location and more.</p><div class="volunteer-opportunities-for-me-group"><div class="opportunity-group-row"><div class="icon icon-family"> </div><div class="text"><h3>Opportunities for All Ages</h3><p>Opportunities for all ages, including: kids, teens and young adults, seniors, families and groups, such as an organization or company.</p></div></div><div class="opportunity-group-row"><div class="icon icon-clock"> </div><div class="text"><h3>Opportunities for All Availabilities</h3><p>We know you have other demands on your time. Volunteers can work a few hours a week or at single–day events, such as <a href="https://www.neefusa.org/npld">National Public Lands Day</a>, <a href="https://www.earthday.org/">Earth Day</a>, and the <a href="https://www.audubon.org/conservation/science/christmas-bird-count">Christmas Bird Count</a>.</p></div></div><div class="opportunity-group-row"><div class="icon icon-dashboard"> </div><div class="text"><h3>Opportunities for All Activity Levels</h3><p>The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service welcomes volunteers of all backgrounds and abilities. Volunteers may lead tours, restore habitat, conduct plant and animal surveys, help staff a refuge nature store, and so much more.</p></div></div></div></div></div></section></div></div><div class="layout layout--onecol--with-heading margin-block layout--onecol"><div class="layout__region layout__region--content"><h2>Recently Listed Opportunities</h2> <section class="views-element-container block block-views block-views-blockrelated-volunteer-opportunities-block-2 clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="form-group"><div class="view view-related-volunteer-opportunities view-id-related_volunteer_opportunities view-display-id-block_2 js-view-dom-id-1bf9250c556414c02292e2505c80097f55a85f91734426c2d1fb2aefe7fe43ed"><div class="view-content"><div class="views-row"> <article class="volunteer-opportunity teaser clearfix"><div class="content"><div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--25-75"><div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <section class="teaser-title block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodevolunteer-opportunitytitle clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/volunteer-opportunity/native-pollinator-garden-volunteer" hreflang="en">Native Pollinator Garden Volunteer</a></div></div></section><section class="teaser-body block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodevolunteer-opportunitybody clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">IntroductionThe Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, located just six miles north of Atlantic City, New Jersey, protects over 48,000 acres of diverse coastal habitats. The refuge primarily consists of wetlands (82%), but also features woodlands, grasslands, dunes, and beaches. It is a haven...</div></div></section><section class="teaser-metadata teaser-metadata--first block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodevolunteer-opportunitytype clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item">Volunteer Opportunity</div></div></section></div></div></div></article></div><div class="views-row"> <article class="volunteer-opportunity teaser clearfix"><div class="content"><div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--25-75"><div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <section class="teaser-title block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodevolunteer-opportunitytitle clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/volunteer-opportunity/friday-bird-walk-leader" hreflang="en">Friday Bird Walk Leader</a></div></div></section><section class="teaser-body block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodevolunteer-opportunitybody clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">IntroductionThe Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, located just six miles north of Atlantic City, New Jersey, protects over 48,000 acres of diverse coastal habitats. The refuge primarily consists of wetlands (82%), but also features woodlands, grasslands, dunes, and beaches. It is a haven...</div></div></section><section class="teaser-metadata teaser-metadata--first block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodevolunteer-opportunitytype clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item">Volunteer Opportunity</div></div></section></div></div></div></article></div><div class="views-row"> <article class="volunteer-opportunity teaser clearfix"><div class="content"><div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--25-75"><div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <section class="teaser-title block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodevolunteer-opportunitytitle clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/volunteer-opportunity/air-water-monitor" hreflang="en">Air & Water Monitor</a></div></div></section><section class="teaser-body block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodevolunteer-opportunitybody clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">IntroductionThe Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, located just six miles north of Atlantic City, New Jersey, protects over 48,000 acres of diverse coastal habitats. The refuge primarily consists of wetlands (82%), but also features woodlands, grasslands, dunes, and beaches. It is a haven...</div></div></section><section class="teaser-metadata teaser-metadata--first block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodevolunteer-opportunitytype clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item">Volunteer Opportunity</div></div></section></div></div></div></article></div><div class="views-row"> <article class="volunteer-opportunity teaser clearfix"><div class="content"><div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--25-75"><div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <section class="teaser-title block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodevolunteer-opportunitytitle clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/volunteer-opportunity/rv-volunteer-visitor-center-ranger-naturalist" hreflang="en">RV Volunteer: Visitor Center Ranger Naturalist</a></div></div></section><section class="teaser-body block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodevolunteer-opportunitybody clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge is located in central New Mexico along the Rio Grande, an oasis in the desert. Well known for the tens of thousands of cranes, geese, and ducks who winter here each year, the spring months are a time of transition! While refuge staff conduct the tasks...</div></div></section><section class="teaser-metadata teaser-metadata--first block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodevolunteer-opportunitytype clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item">Volunteer Opportunity</div></div></section></div></div></div></article></div><div class="views-row"> <article class="volunteer-opportunity teaser clearfix"><div class="content"><div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--25-75"><div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <section class="teaser-title block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodevolunteer-opportunitytitle clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/volunteer-opportunity/maintenancebiologylandscape-assistant" hreflang="en">Maintenance/Biology/Landscape Assistant</a></div></div></section><section class="teaser-body block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodevolunteer-opportunitybody clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">Training:· Refuge Volunteer Orientation.· Maintenance Orientation.· Defensive Driving Course if operating a government vehicle - must update every 3 years.· Technical and safety training may be required depending on assigned project (Heavy Equipment- Tractor, ATV, Chainsaw Operation, Riding Mower,...</div></div></section><section class="teaser-metadata teaser-metadata--first block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodevolunteer-opportunitytype clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item">Volunteer Opportunity</div></div></section></div></div></div></article></div></div><div class="view-footer"> <a class="btn-primary" href="/volunteer-opportunity/search">View Volunteer Opportunities</a></div></div></div></div></section></div></div><div class="layout layout--onecol--with-heading layout--onecol"><div class="layout__region layout__region--content"><h2>Other Ways to Work with Us</h2> <section class="block block-block-content block-block-content9781bf3c-986c-4fba-a55f-68919cc9cd58 clearfix block-type-block-with-image-and-text"><div class="block-container"><div class="block-image-and-text-medium"><div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><div class="image-with-credit"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_block/public/2021-11/Kent%20and%20Lee%20selfie%20volunteers%202021%20by%20Lee%20Whitmer.jpg?itok=E-LyYcfE" width="400" height="450" alt="Refuge volunteers hard at work and trying to take a good selfie" class="img-responsive" /><div class="attribution"> <a href="/media/refuge-volunteers-oregon-coast-national-wildlife-refuge-complex">Image Details</a></div></div></div><div class="block-deck"><div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Are you looking for something different than a volunteer opportunity? 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